Linguistic Society of America
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.1m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$1.1m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$2.6m
$761k liabilities
Net assets
$1.9m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
2.8 years on average
Staff
3
150 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
Linguistic Society of America's network
12 peoplei12 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
12 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alicia Beckford Wassink (also filed as Alicia Wassink) | President-Elect | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Eric Bakovi | At-Large Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Frederick J Newmeyer (also filed as Frederick Newmeyer) | Secretary-Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Hadas Kotek | At-Large Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Heidi Harley | President | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jennifer Nycz | At-Large Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jessi Grieser | At-Large Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| John R Starr | Student Representative | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Kristen Syrett | At-Large Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Marlyse Baptista | Immediate Past President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Melissa Michaud Baese-Berk (also filed as Melissa Baese-Berk) | At-Large Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Shabnam Alizadeh Incheh | Student Representative | 2025 | 1 yr |
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Alyson Reed | Executive Director/Ex Offico | since 2018 |
| Katha Kissman | Interim Executive Dir. | 2023 |
| Margaret Vitullo PhD CAE | Executive Dir. (starting 01/23) | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Vitullo | Executive Director | 40 | $160k | $18k | |
| Heidi Harley | President | 4 | $0 | ||
| Alicia Beckford Wassink | President-Elect | 2 | $0 | ||
| Marlyse Baptista | Immediate Past President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Frederick J Newmeyer | Secretary-Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Melissa Michaud Baese-Berk | At-Large Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eric Bakovi | At-Large Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jessi Grieser | At-Large Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Hadas Kotek | At-Large Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Nycz | At-Large Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kristen Syrett | At-Large Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Shabnam Alizadeh Incheh | Student Representative | 1 | $0 | ||
| John R Starr | Student Representative | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Linguistic Society of America
- EIN
- 746043371
- Address
- 201 E Main Street, Lexington, KY, 40507-2003
- State
- Kentucky
- Mission
- The society's primary purpose is the advancement of the scientific study of language. The society serves its members through scholarly meetings, publications, and special activities designed to advance the discipline. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A75C Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1940
- Principal officer
- Margaret Vitullo PhD Cae (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 1958
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsMarlyse Baptista
≥5years on the filingsAlicia Beckford Wassink
≥5years on the filingsFrederick J Newmeyer
≥3years on the filingsMelissa Michaud Baese-Berk
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.6m
- Total liabilities
- $761k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $133k
- Program service revenue
- $601k
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 150